Trinity Sharp After 23-Day Layoff

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HARTFORD — The Trinity College men returned to action after a 23-day layoff with a 76-72 win vs. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in the opening game of the 2014 Trinity College Holiday Invitational Tuesday night. The victory was the sixth straight for the Bantams as they improved to 8-2 overall, while MCLA dropped its third consecutive game to drop to 2-7 on the year. The Bantams were led by junior forward Shay Ajayi of Brooklyn, N.Y. with a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Yale 70, Sacred Heart 64: Yale was 7 of 8 (87.5 percent) from three-point range in the second half en route to a 70-64 victory over Sacred Heart Tuesday in Fairfield. The Bulldogs (10-4) led 30-27 at the intermission, stretched the advantage to 15 with a hot start from the field before holding off a late Pioneer rally.

Marietta College 79, Eastern Conn. 78: The Eastern Connecticut State University men scored six straight points in the final 72 seconds to take a one-point lead, but Marietta College went the length of the floor in the final 10.5 seconds to score a game-winning layup as the Pioneers remained unbeaten. No. 24 Marietta is 11-0. No. 19 Eastern fell to 8-2.

Methodist 76, Connecticut College 59: Juniors Tabias Hilliard and Brandon Monk scored 14 points each to lead Methodist to victory. Conn College is 5-4.

Women's Basketball

Hartford 59, Savannah State 55: Cherelle Moore, Amber Bepko and Morgan Lumb combined for 38 second-half points to lead Hartford past the Savannah State Lady Tigers in the consolation game of the Fordham Holiday Classic. Moore, who averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds over the two-game tournament, was named to the all-tournament team. Hartford is 6-8.

Springfield College 58, Connecticut College 50: Springfield defeated Conn College in the opening game of the Hampton Inn West Springfield/Naismith Classic. Liz Malman led Conn College with 16 points.

Wesleyan 61, Hood 56: After coming up one basket short during the opening game of the Land of Magic Classic vs. Nazareth, the Cardinals came away from their trip to Daytona, Fla., with a split behind a victory over Hood. Jess Cherenza (13 points, 14 rebounds) and Brenna Diggins (14 points, 12 rebounds) each had a double-double for Wesleyan.

Men's Hockey

Yale 3, Holy Cross 0: The Bulldogs, back for the first time since Dec. 6, had their best night of the season on the power play on the way to a 3-0 non-league win over Holy Cross before a packed house at the Hart Center. Three Yale players scored goals and Alex Lyon earned his first shutout of the season to end the Crusaders' win streak at four.